Prerequisites and Install
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Prerequisites and Install
You need Node.js version 18 or higher. Check what you have with node --version. If it’s below 18 or missing, install it from nodejs.org — the LTS version is fine.
Then install Claude Code:
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codeOn first launch, run claude from any directory. It will prompt you to authenticate with your Anthropic account. Follow the steps — it opens a browser, you sign in, you come back to the terminal. Done.
Now navigate to your vault:
cd ~/Vault
claudeYou’re in. The AI has access to everything in that folder.